The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-11-13
KITTY WAS NOT ABDUCTED.
SHE WAS OLD ENOUGH TO CONSENT
To GO WITH DR. corr.


Her Father Tells = Good Many Things
About ber and Doisres Dartuere-Jus-
tice yausbn Talks sharply to the Decter.
Miss Kitty McKernan, who has been trans
formed within three months from Staten
Island village maiden into q city butterfly.
spent Friday night ut the Altman House In
New York. and yesterday morning took the
o'clock ferryboat for Stapleton, whore she
presented herself at the police station cell oc-
cupied by DR.. Cleveland W. Con. her 5O-year-
old guardian. who is under arrest on q charge
Of abdueting her. Kitty afterward went to
Justice vnugbn's court. leaning on the arm
OF the bald blended prisoner. She looked worry
pretty in hor Derby hat and ulster. Tho gray
haired physician sat close up to his prctfy
ward. while her father. James McKernan. the
complainant. stood up at the bar and looked
daggers at the Doctor.
You allege that the prisoner abducted your
daughter2" said Justice Vaughn to McKernan.
He did" said McKernan, and then he rat
tied away rs follows: "Thoy lived In the Win
chester house on Bard avenue. My wife was
sick for over u year. l went to some OF the
ladies'"
Here Kitty. who was making pretence Of
readin! n pnper-covered novel; smiled.
MY dear child you ought not to laugh at
no credit for that. The ladies got my wife into
st. Luke's Hospital. Dolores. Golores, or Glo-
rious Durtmore was in Bellevue. / was in
charge Of Col. Stebbins's property at New
Brighton. Lawyer Warner came out and saw
my little daughter. Kitty. and ! suppose ne get
oase snd moved into street warner
wanted to know where had located" =,
he's hs got with Pa hs %
In on Mckernan'B narrative.
When my wife came back from St; Luke's
She can Speak several iansgases, ny wife
said to me. She's from Florida. She's got
Dolores Dartmore is the handsome girl of
Of imprisonment fol, firing three bullets into
Il didn't like the girls looks and said that
wouldn't haye her IN the house. oh. let her
sta my wife sd 81 6oS az
II said I'd let her stay awhile. and L came
h %her Sns did ak t " Come asked GoIores
dropped down on her knees, turned up tho
till ! get some money" -,
Whose baby this was did not appear. Nc
Miss Bartmore. your Honor, had my daush.
roof. Hy dsushter. ! said. If You 90 aP i
the woods ~ hole yo tho middle
don't go up for Mr.. Warner. she said. IN die
WITHOUT a history. Get a Doctor sl went emit for
away for three days and three nights. All the
pulIod Wet ctr mattress out Of The yard and Silent
ON it for. two nights. They had moved up to
the Winchester house in Bard Avenue ;n went
she'd like to poison me-, didn't eet, my, trunk
know what license this man Ipointins 70 Dr.:
GoGl has to run my family. When they didn't
yell they s sent ,s for hs greet ao M
couple SS Of p Ills - my '0n' " IVY ~ ''t
are not trying thts man as 9 u;
Kitty was carried away ratified on McKer-
Frasc fsa hospital in Sow York The Sister
ted me that the minute she ga; saw the man she
strangers. She lay there three days in an Ice
box because this great physician was not able
mind ye. i hunted for that man in every thor.
oughfare in New York. l scanned every face;
e T doet TTs
band and brother in the country"
is It right for TINT u. man to {, b N into my
with Kitty. Who still pretended to be reading
pr. .Gofi changed his seat.
oh. come. tell us what you know about
this doctor Sbduc!nG your said
He has wife and daughter said McKer-
nan; IFS all IN The papers. This s, man has
what purpose. but l can imagine. He gave n
great many Plumbers taddressesl. I'D like to
McKernan said that to the best of his knowl-
Peters Church. Lawyer, Powers exhibited Nc
Thnrsday March as 'n lsss NIFTY was 0ofn on
Quoted II she is under 1G: 4 she is older.
the aklnG OF her aTay Is not a6dpet9
denee that Pr Coz has interfered ID, with the
not i case for this court to decide discharge
pr Cot I, on the charge of abduction byt hold
9S IN his OF
by DR.. Con from the Winchester house to
. lounge and a bedstead worth together $40.
McKernan admitted on examination that he
house. He last lived with her in the Crabtree
house in York avenue. He never. saw DIR.
ioff take any furniture from tho winchester
Dr. COTS possession. William Van Clief OF the
Baltimore and Ohio Express testified that the
Van Etten. "a East, Eighth street. He didn't
inow who ordered the removal Of tho furniture.
MISS ADDy Lyncn Testified tllht Jr uOll palu
her for work she did in tho Winchester house.
D.. Gof sold her some carpet and b stove for
a. Mrs. McKernan was IN the hospital when
she bought the goods. She thought that Mrs.
Slckernan was dead
g asked THO Doctor" said Miss Lynch, IL
Kitty wants me to sell the furniture. She
needs the money!"
- mqye for dismissal OF the, charge" said
awyer Powers, on the ground that there Is
10 evidence that McKernan knew. that Gofr
ook tho furniture. and no evidence that
IAN Clef knew who had tho things removed.
W will admit that Miss Lynch bought some
hings. but they were sold to her to defray Mrs.
expenses in the hospital"
"The prisoner has been taking furniture out
y the house., said Justice Vaughn. IN hold
lin for trial"
It's IN outrage. sir" said DIR. Goff. spring.
ng up and bringing his hand down with a
yhack on the rail; " an outrage. sir That fur.
liture was removed by tho Winchester estate"
g You are very iupudent. Sir" said the JUS
Ice to Con. How old are your We're you
yer under arrest before 2"
Dr. Gofi said nothing. while the Justice con-
inued:
ad condition"
Lawyer Powers demanded trial by jury for
is client, and tho trial was set down for to-
morrow afternoon at o'clock. Miss Lynch
yanted to go the Doctors bail, but her bond